Season Of Championships For Team Arctic

Domination continues in cross country, snocross, Enduro and hillclimb

Published online: May 11, 2013News

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As the last checkered flag dropped on the 2012-13 snowmobile
racing season, Team Arctic racers claimed the most high point championship titles in the sport's
most prestigious circuits. The championship success underscores the talent and
dedication of the racers and crews, as well as the high-performance pedigree of
the Sno Pro and M Series snowmobiles.

"When you win most of the battles, you're likely going to win
the war," said Team Arctic race manager Mike Kloety. "In USXC cross-country
especially, yet also in ISOC snocross and RMSHA hillclimbs, we won more than
our share of the battles and, as a result, took home most of the championship high point titles."

The most stunning display of championship supremacy unfolded
in the USXC cross country circuit, where Team Arctic racers claimed high point titles in 13
of 20 classes. Headlining the cross country domination were Christian Brothers
Racing Pros Ryan Simons and Zach Herfindahl, who finished 1-2 in both the Pro 600 and Pro
Open championship tallies. Other standout title performances in USXC belong to
Benjamin Langaas, who won both the Expert 85 and Improved 85 titles; and Jolene
Bute, who won all 10 Women's finals and the championship during the season.

In ISOC National snocross competition, Team Arctic/Monster
Energy superstar Tucker Hibbert reclaimed the Pro Open championship title
following a season of ironclad domination during which he won 11 of 16 finals,
plus his sixth Winter X Games gold medal in a row. Joining him atop the ISOC championship
box was Team Arctic's Josh Zelinski, who captured the Pro-Am Plus 30 high point title.

In the MIRA enduro circuit, Cadarette Racing added to its
long series of outstanding accomplishments by taking the overall Pro Enduro
Championship with racers Troy DeWald and Ryan Spencer.

Out west in the RMSHA hillclimb series, Team Arctic's Rob
Kincaid, Chance Buckallew and Kaycee Balls added Championship titles to their
win tallies, reinforcing the team's strength that was also highlighted by Kyle
Tapio's King of Kings title (and five total victories) at the Jackson Hole
World Championship Hillclimb.

"As much as we value and appreciate individual race wins, I
believe that high point
titles tell the most complete story about Team Arctic," said Kloety. "These
championship titles reflect speed, consistency, mechanical aptitude and, of
course, dedication. So on behalf of everyone at Arctic Cat, we want to thank
all the racers, crews and teams who made 2013 a season of championship success.

"Likewise, I want to express our gratitude to all Team
Arctic racers who took part in the 2013 race season. We're already moving
forward with improvements to our race sleds and program for the coming season,
and we'll be back in the action this summer with grass drag competition."